Associations between appetite loss and clinical features as well as inflammatory cytokines in adolescents with major depressive disorder
Adolescents with MDD face an elevated risk of appetite loss, which may correlate with clinical symptoms such as depression severity and negative life events, as well as elevated IL-6 level. Healthcare professionals should target these risk factors, including inflammation, to mitigate appetite loss.
Authors
- Lewei Liu
- Jinyu Xue (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8328-6424)
- Feng Geng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1790-9029)
- Yinghan Tian
- Pei Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6717-8135)
- Xin Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3482-4481)
- Huanzhong Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4645-4353)
- Daming Mo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2543-5882)
- Lei Xia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0409-6148)
- Haojie Fan
- Xi Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2123-1137)
- Lili Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8018-7937)
- Mingru Hao
Institutions
- Anhui Medical University (CN)
- Chaohu Hospital of Anhui Medical University (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-05-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1583060
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China